Watershed Symposium 2022

Watershed Symposium 2022

Welcome to the event schedule and directory for the 16th Annual Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium, November 16-17, 2022. Free and open to all, the Symposium encourages a comprehensive review of the current state of our watershed.

Paul Inkenbrandt

Utah Geological Survey

Senior Geologist

Salt Lake City, Utah

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I am a hydrogeologist with the Utah Geological Survey and adjunct faculty at Salt Lake Community College. I work on groundwater projects throughout the state and live along the Jordan River.

8:30am MST

Registration & Check-in Crossroads

9:10am MST

Keynote | Rethinking Resiliency: People, Institutions, Resources Great HallErica Gaddis

9:45am MST

Climate Change Resilience Assessment and Equity-Focused Planning at University of Utah Lower Level - Ballroom A/BBrenda Bowen • Kerry Case

10:15am MST

Break, snacks, networking Crossroads

10:40am MST

Effect of Cloud on UAV Based Evapotranspiration Estimation Lower Level - Ballroom CRajendra Khanal

11:20am MST

How Resilient are our Water Resources to the Changing Climate? Lower Level - Ballroom CKrishna Khatri

11:50am MST

Lunch Great Hall

12:50pm MST

Colorado River Aridification & What it Means to the Wasatch Front Great HallZach Frankel • Eric Balken

1:30pm MST

Panel | Using Science and Relationships to Elevate the Utah Lake Debate Great HallErin Jones • Robert Sainsbury • Erica Gaddis • Scott Daly • Ben Stireman • Ben Abbott • Kaylee Tanner • Eric Ellis • Mary Murdock Meyer

2:20pm MST

Poster Session Great HallBen Abbott • Hannah Bonner • Courtney Brown • Sarah Chan • Georgie Corkery • Anders Eckert • Flore Elliott • Ramesh Goel • Maura Hahnenberger • Yvette Hastings • Maliea Holden • Kyle Johnson • Shadman Kaiser • Shannon Lambson • Katie Lawrence • DeTiare Leifi • Justin McCurry • Thorn Merrill • Hannah Murphy • Daren Nelson • Kate Scanlan • Shane Schmidt • Elllie Smith-Eskridge • Alyssa Thompson

8:30am MST

Registration & Check-in Crossroads

9:00am MST

Panel | At Water's Edge: Searching for Solutions at the Great Salt Lake's Sister Lakes Across the Great Basin Great HallDoug Fabrizio • Laura Briefer • Leia Larsen • Amy Joi O'Donoghue • Steve Clyde • Joel Ferry • Manuel Rodriguez

10:45am MST

Break, snacks, networking Crossroads

11:10am MST

Great Salt Lake Basin Study Lower Level - Ballroom CJake Serago The Great Salt Lake Open Toolbox: Immediate Solutions to Save the Lake Lower Level - Ballroom A/BZach Frankel • Nick Halberg

12:20pm MST

Lunch Great Hall

2:00pm MST

Long-term Variability in Great Salt Lake Volume Lower Level - Ballroom CMeg Wolf

2:30pm MST

Break, snacks, and prize drawing finale! Crossroads